The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that the rare but dangerous disease it causes is likely endemic in areas along the Gulf Coast.
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The agency said in a health alert that a rare and serious disease called melioidosis was found in the Gulf coast region of Mississippi.
The CDC doesn't know how long it's been in the U.S. environment or how widespread it is.
Environmental conditions in the Gulf Coast states are suitable for the growth of the melioidosis, according to the CDC.
The CDC said that the risk of it spreading between people is very low.
The CDC said that most healthy people who come into contact with the bacteria don't develop melioidosis, but that it can cause headaches, nausea, and even convulsions.
The agency encourages clinicians to consider melioidosis as a potential diagnosis if they see patients as quick diagnosis and prompt antibiotic treatment.
The area was investigated after two patients were diagnosed with melioidosis. Both patients had been exposed to the same strain of B. pseudomallei from the western hemisphere. They were not related but lived close to each other and neither had traveled out of the U.S. recently, according to the CDC. The two were hospitalized but recovered. There are around 165,000 cases of the disease each year. The disease can be difficult to diagnose due to the wide range of possible symptoms.
There are further studies on the spread of thebacteria. Once established, B. pseudomallei can't be removed from the soil. It is1-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-6556 The agency wants to know how long the bacteria has been here and how many people have been affected by it.
The CDC receives an average of melioidosis cases each year. People who recently traveled to a country where B. pseudomallei is endemic have been the most recent ones to get these.
There was a multistate outbreak of melioidosis in the year 2021. The CDC said there were four people in five states who were sick.
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